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Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection, 1955-1981, 2012, 2020 (inclusive) 1966-1978 (bulk)

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4 linear foot and 1 oversize removal

Abstract:

The Delaware Oral History collection was a project of the University of Delaware History Department, directed by Dr. John Munroe and funded by Robert H. Richards, Jr.. Interviews with 317 Delawareans conducted between 1966 and 1978 cover topics including the following: educators, immigrants, journalism, politics, and the University of Delaware, Delaware in the Depression, and the 1950s relocation of Long Island and New Jersey potato farmers to Delaware.

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